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Subject:	Re: more on Nephele
Author:	CheBanana (guest, 195.97.119.158)
Date:	December 31, 2000 at 7:03:20 AM
Reply to:	more on Nephele by Mike C

Thanks for looking into this Mike.
Nephele was shaped by Zeus from a cloud formation (= "Nephele" in Greek)in the form of his wife Hera. The Centaurs were indeed her offspring with Ixion. Nephele eventually married king Athamas and gave birth to Phrixus and Helle. Some mythological accounts recount that these two different Nepheles, although the consensus is that we are talking about the same person.
A brief (and certainly not definitive) account of Nephele is given by:

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/5545/beauties-nephele.html

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Messages in this thread:

names - alley14us Dec 28 2000, 8:21:45 PM
- Re: names - CheBanana Dec 29 2000, 1:52:47 AM
  - Re: names - Mike C Dec 31 2000, 2:10:18 AM
    - more on Nephele - Mike C Dec 31 2000, 2:31:43 AM
      - Re: more on Nephele - CheBanana Dec 31 2000, 7:04:27 AM
      - Re: more on Nephele - CheBanana Dec 31 2000, 7:03:20 AM
        
        Re: more on Nephele - Nephele Feb 20 2004, 11:42:28 AM
        Re: more on Nephele - Daividh Dec 31 2000, 7:22:09 AM
        
        Re: more on Nephele - CheBanana Dec 31 2000, 9:24:00 AM
        
        Re: more on Nephele - Daividh Dec 31 2000, 6:18:08 PM
        
        Re: more on Nephele - CheSimpides Dec 31 2000, 11:13:21 PM
  - Re: names - Nanaea Dec 29 2000, 5:09:03 AM
    - Re: names - CheBrownNose Dec 29 2000, 6:02:13 AM
      - Re: names - An Admirer of Greek Culture Dec 29 2000, 3:57:15 PM
        
        Re: names - CheBanana Dec 29 2000, 10:13:12 PM
        
        Re: names - Daividh Dec 30 2000, 7:21:11 AM
        Re: names - Nanaea Dec 30 2000, 6:07:47 AM
        
        Re: names - CheBanana Jan 1 2001, 3:40:07 AM
      - Re: names - Nanaea Dec 29 2000, 12:29:16 AM

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